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be more...pbs! [bell rings] [bird chirping] >> appraiser: so, two girls, and you've brought one of the ugliest muskets i've ever seen at the antiques roadshow. why have you brought it? >> woman #1: well, we kind of ransacked our mum's house and we were looking for the oldest most interesting item that she had, and we found this. >> woman #2: girls like guns too, especially big ones. >> appraiser: it's a napoleonic musket. so we're looking at late 17, early 1800s. might have been fired at waterloo. if i think about it, it might have been fired at our troops at waterloo. it was originally a flint lock. now, that means this hammer is a replacement. it had a little piece of flint in it, a frisson here. flint would hit the frisson, spark would make it work. very slow to load. very clumsy. everything goes down from this end. it's then rammed down from this end. put that back. >> woman #2: i wondered what that was for. >> appraiser: that's the ram rod. if you don't put it back the gun won't be able to load
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a leaked document today put the spotlight back on lethal strikes by the u.s. government on u.s. citizens abroad. in response, top officials in the obama administration argued their actions are justified and legal. >> primary concern is to keep the american people safe now do so in a way that's consistent with our laws and our values. >> ifill: attorney general eric holder today defended the justice department's rationale for authorizing the killings of americans overseas. >> we are -- we have as a basis for action that we take a congressional statute that allows us to operate against al qaeda and associated entities not only in pakistan or not only in afghanistan but in other parts of the world. we say that we only take these kinds of actions when there's an imminent threat when capture is not feasible and when we are confident that we're doing so in a they's consistent with a federal international law. >> ifill: nbc news obtained a 16-page justice department whit
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a leaked document today put the spotlight back on lethal strikes by the u.s. government on u.s. citizens abroad. in response, top officials in the obama administration argued their actions are justified and legal. >> primary concern is to keep the american people safe now do so in a way that's consistent with our laws and our values. >> ifill: attorney general eric holder today defended the...
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. >> reporter: 14 american tourists spent sunday marooned in luxor, traveling with regina fraser of pbs' "grannies on safari" seen here in morocco. thursday night's tour was in cairo. fraser told me it was scary. >> there were hundreds of people running towards the bus and you could hear gunfire. you could hear people chanting and screaming. >> reporter: the state department issued a warning recommending that u.s. citizens avoid travel to egypt. and advising those already there to consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so. fraser's group wants out, but repeated calls to the u.s. embassy in cairo, she says, were fruitless. >> i got someone today, and he said just a moment i'll transfer you, and it was to a recording that said, please go to our website. there hasn't been internet in egypt for about 3 1/2 days. >> reporter: some 75,000 americans live in egypt. another 270,000 or so visit each year. tourism is egypt's top industry. it accounts for one in eight jobs in a country racked by high unemployment. pictures like these are bound to hurt, as is this observation from an america
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. >> reporter: the secretary of the interior threatened to push pb out of the way if they can't clean up the mess soon. a tube captured the crude in the past week and it started sucking up the oil at a slower rate over the weekend. >> we'll have a series of attempts to kill the well for good. >> reporter: bp's next try will be postponed into next tuesday. and louisiana isn't waiting for the government to help. the state's governor told the reporters sunday he's taking matters into his own hands. >> reporter: it's clear that the resources aren't here. >> reporter: the governor says that the state's started building the sand barriers. as for the residents, they don't care who or how, they just want the water clean, but many don't think it will be possible until there's a relief well at the bottom of the well and that could take months. >>> yesterday, the press secretary says that the justice department has been in the region. >>> and there's good news out of iceland. the volcano is settling down and the eruption activity is settling down. the volcano grounded the flights for a week last
. >> reporter: the secretary of the interior threatened to push pb out of the way if they can't clean up the mess soon. a tube captured the crude in the past week and it started sucking up the oil at a slower rate over the weekend. >> we'll have a series of attempts to kill the well for good. >> reporter: bp's next try will be postponed into next tuesday. and louisiana isn't waiting for the government to help. the state's governor told the reporters sunday he's taking matters...
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it's been a critical and ratings bonanza for pbs's master piece which nearly passed on it. >> i actually was a little hesitant i can truthfully say. >> reporter: now master piece executive producer rebecca eaton is awfully glad she said yes. >> it's a cherry on top of the sundae or the peacake. >> tea or not. reporter: speaking of confections addicted as i am to downtown abbey what could be sweeter than to be part of the first u.s. network television crew ever allowed on the set? in april during the shooting of season 3... >> of course i knew, thank you. reporter: ... for months on end, the cast and crew take over high clear castle the home of a real earl in the english countryside southwest of london. you can't help saying to yourself, oh it's lord grant a.m. and then, no, it's the actor hugh bonville. >> we all have different parts to play, matthew. and we must all be allowed to play them. >> i think people expect me to behave like a lord and have a labrador at my heels all the time. i don't. you know, i go to the supermarket in my jeannes and sweat shirt. >> reporter: or to his traile
it's been a critical and ratings bonanza for pbs's master piece which nearly passed on it. >> i actually was a little hesitant i can truthfully say. >> reporter: now master piece executive producer rebecca eaton is awfully glad she said yes. >> it's a cherry on top of the sundae or the peacake. >> tea or not. reporter: speaking of confections addicted as i am to downtown abbey what could be sweeter than to be part of the first u.s. network television crew ever allowed on...
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. the dear leader is dead. long live the dear leader's son. the only hereditary communist states, north korea. such is the paranoia and secrecy of the ruling elite that the death was only announced on monday. his son, kim jong un, has been named as the great successor. neighboring countries are on high alert amid fear of instability in the region. this report. >> this is the winner, a reclusive figure who ran the world's most secretive -- this is weird, reclusive figure who ran the world's most secretive society. his son will take over. the old leader died on saturday, and the news unleashed a storm of emotion, genuine or otherwise. in north korea, you have to mourn the leader, as noisily as possible, especially on camera. but if you are a member of the political elite, you may well be sorry he is andrea no one knows what will happen to the country now -- you may well be sorry he is gone. no one knows what will happen to the country now. he was distinctly odd, sometimes gentle, sometimes capable of frightening
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. the dear leader is dead. long live the dear leader's son. the only hereditary communist states, north korea. such is the paranoia and secrecy of the ruling elite that the death was only announced on monday. his son, kim jong un, has been named as the great successor. neighboring countries are on high alert amid fear of instability in the region. this report. >> this is the winner, a reclusive figure who ran the...
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the prototype stars in a nova series now airing on pbs called making stuff. our david pogue has dared to be a test passenger. >> when you come right down to it, people aren't really very good drivers. we drive distracted, we drive drunk, we drive badly. >> one woman is dead. >> and 35,000 americans wind up dying every year. >> but the driver of this car has never had a single accident. >> about 120 miles per hour or so down the straight. >> chris and his team from stanford university built this car. >> hey, that was really -- what come on cam there is no driver! >> this is shelley ourself driving audi tts. >> self driving racingg does that seem wise?atatatatatatatat. nna. hese radio connections, we can actually figure out where we are within about one to two-centimeters. >> the purpose of this research isn't just to do something amazingly cool. >> it is to speed us on our way to saver self driving regular cars. >> so we really think that all of the work we are doing on this car will ultimately lead to saver vehicles on the road. >> so what you are saying you
the prototype stars in a nova series now airing on pbs called making stuff. our david pogue has dared to be a test passenger. >> when you come right down to it, people aren't really very good drivers. we drive distracted, we drive drunk, we drive badly. >> one woman is dead. >> and 35,000 americans wind up dying every year. >> but the driver of this car has never had a single accident. >> about 120 miles per hour or so down the straight. >> chris and his team...
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lonnie, you're from miami. >> first memory, pb&j. the way to go is make it for dessert. we can get interactive. >> do it. drop this on here? >> however you want. a little bit of gram cracker. >> a little almond. >> whip cream. >> yeah, watch out! stand back! how much do we want? >> as much as you want! >> there you go! >> as you're putting on the jam here let's get to your price breakdown here and see how you did. cha-chink! nice. >> not bad. >> did you make the leader board? you did not. >> $28.21. >> you have the taste for it, i'm sure. >> you can find all of these recipes at cbsnews.com/saturday. chef todd miller, thanks. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >>> we will will be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. i'm not a number. i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you will be hearing from us... today and o
lonnie, you're from miami. >> first memory, pb&j. the way to go is make it for dessert. we can get interactive. >> do it. drop this on here? >> however you want. a little bit of gram cracker. >> a little almond. >> whip cream. >> yeah, watch out! stand back! how much do we want? >> as much as you want! >> there you go! >> as you're putting on the jam here let's get to your price breakdown here and see how you did. cha-chink! nice....
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pam krueger of pbs "money watch," thanks so much. for more money management tips go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. now back to maggie. >> thanks jeff. >>> our next guest is one hot etymologist. marina orlova is the author of the new book "hot for words." she's here to answer our questions about the english language and teach us some words. good morning marina. >> good morning, maggie. >> before the book you had the website, hotforwords.com, which has gotten so many hits. >> 230 million hits. >> do you think it's the words or it's snu >> that's the question everybody asks. i think it's both you know. >> either way, they're learning. what exactly does the word etymology mean? >> it comes from the greek origin of words. ety, which means true and mology, which means words. >> the longest word in the english language i would really love to try and say it. you can tell me if i'm saying it right. >> i have it here. >> oh, my god. a-plus for you. >> now you say it. >> i have the russian accent. >> it's sexier when you say it for some
pam krueger of pbs "money watch," thanks so much. for more money management tips go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. now back to maggie. >> thanks jeff. >>> our next guest is one hot etymologist. marina orlova is the author of the new book "hot for words." she's here to answer our questions about the english language and teach us some words. good morning marina. >> good morning, maggie. >> before the book you had the website, hotforwords.com,...
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a pbs special. >> reporter: burger king commercials. >> yeah, a burger king commercial. that's right. and the burger king commercial was a big failure, too. >> hello. >> hi, is this burger king? >> how do you fail in a burger king campaign? you're not selling tickets. >> exactly. >> i'm 16. with the burger king, it was horrible, humiliating. >> reporter: somehow he survived. because he could co-miss rate with his good buddy and schoolmate matt damon. >> what attracted you guys to each other, do you think? >> hard to say. he lived two blocks away from me. i had done a few acting gigs. he really was interested in being an actor. you know, we just... we had a good time. we became close. we've been close ever since. >> reporter: ben took us to his old high school. >> you were on this stage. you and matt damon. >> i was on this stage, me, matt damon. sure. my brother. most of what we did here we kind of wrote ourselves. improvisation. it was the thing that gave us the sense that we could write ourselves because we spent time. we felt like we were writing plays. we were writin
a pbs special. >> reporter: burger king commercials. >> yeah, a burger king commercial. that's right. and the burger king commercial was a big failure, too. >> hello. >> hi, is this burger king? >> how do you fail in a burger king campaign? you're not selling tickets. >> exactly. >> i'm 16. with the burger king, it was horrible, humiliating. >> reporter: somehow he survived. because he could co-miss rate with his good buddy and schoolmate matt...
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and their newest film, airing tonight on pbs, they take on prohibition. >> it was clear that millions of americans had now come to support prohibition for all sorts of reasons. >> reporter: prohibition they billed, they point out, as a one size fits all cure for the ills of american society. >> prohibition was sold not just to solve the problem with alcoholism. it would solve poverty, labor, prostitution, crime, it would get rid of slums. >> reporter: with so many problems to address it's not surprising that the dry coalition was dizzyingly diverse. suffergets who originally wanted the vote so they could outlaw deem onliquor. small town protestants threatened by the wave of catholic immigrants and their city saloons. the ku klux klan exploited the pernicious stereotype of the dangerous black man with a bottle. even broadway producers who wanted patrons out of bars and in their theaters. this is sort of the epitome of strange bedfellows. >> you can imagine a very large... some guy wearing a kkk uniform, somebody from the industrial world and jane adams, a very strange bedfellows. >> re
and their newest film, airing tonight on pbs, they take on prohibition. >> it was clear that millions of americans had now come to support prohibition for all sorts of reasons. >> reporter: prohibition they billed, they point out, as a one size fits all cure for the ills of american society. >> prohibition was sold not just to solve the problem with alcoholism. it would solve poverty, labor, prostitution, crime, it would get rid of slums. >> reporter: with so many...
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. ♪ all by my side >> i watch your show on pbs every night but also it puts my 8-year-old to sleep. >> you're kidding? >> we put this together for you. >> something you did 25 years ago. i wouldn't argue with it. it's pretty nice. >> a reporter is considered the most trusted man in america. >> that's the way it is. >> that's the kind of legacy that was unheard of. >> the changing of the guard. >> i only look at her and see hope. >> we're all born and then we die. it's what we do in between that defines us. >> still able to live the dream. >> rock around the clock. >> our side of the war. he was a huge figure. >> there was this happening ,,,, we believe keeping kids healthy can start with healthy hands. with the lysol no-touch hand soap system healthy hands can be automatic. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> five minutes before 9. we are dealing with fog left over from earlier in the morning. marty is over at first warning weather. >> temperatures right now in the mid-50s. heats take a look at forecast. it's going to be beautiful. 74 is going tonight high
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you can hear him on american masters on tuesday on pbs. >>> up next, is there anything better than fried chicken? jeff chef henderson is a master on it. it's great story. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. [ female announcer ] is your conditioner doing the job? ♪ ♪ dry hair needs a daily dose of effective moisture. new dove daily moisture with our most effective conditioner ever. it gives you up to 5 times smoother hair in one wash. new dove daily moisture. for those nights when it's more than a bad dream be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer be ready. for high fever nothing works faster or lasts longer. be ready with children's motrin. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-
you can hear him on american masters on tuesday on pbs. >>> up next, is there anything better than fried chicken? jeff chef henderson is a master on it. it's great story. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. [ female announcer ] is your conditioner doing the job? ♪ ♪ dry hair needs a daily dose of effective...
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calories you can dig into the cheese bake factory's red very well set cheesecake, the coldstone creamery's pb&c shake outdoes them all, more than 2,000 calories and three and a half days' worth of saturated fat >> like drinking two pureed 16 ounce t-bone steaks plus a buttered baked potatoes. >> reporter: 2,000 calories. >> you can't eat no more. >> reporter: more americans are obese today than ever before. according to the cdc in 2010 more than a quarter of the adults in 36 states were obese. in 2000 not a single state hit that mark. but is information power? fast food chains will have to post calorie counts on their menus, not everyone is convinced that will alter people's choices. >> i don't really count calories. >> reporter: you don't? >> no, i just eat. >> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> like michelle just mentioned, not every state does it yet but the fact restaurants that do post calories lix starbucks, it is the single biggest deterrent. >> you do stop and think twice? >> all the time, certain things i've had in the past i won't go back to anymore. >> i think it's a
calories you can dig into the cheese bake factory's red very well set cheesecake, the coldstone creamery's pb&c shake outdoes them all, more than 2,000 calories and three and a half days' worth of saturated fat >> like drinking two pureed 16 ounce t-bone steaks plus a buttered baked potatoes. >> reporter: 2,000 calories. >> you can't eat no more. >> reporter: more americans are obese today than ever before. according to the cdc in 2010 more than a quarter of the...
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especially for those who watch pbs and the other programming. >> we have so many products to talk about. we're still testing in the consumer report labs but i've got my notes. we test them by looking at hd quality and sound quality and viewing angle so it doesn't fade out on the side. one of our top recommended models, lg model, $2,300. l.e.d.s. very good picture quality, all l.e.d. there's a samsung model, $2,200 among our top rated sets overall. again, great picture quality. built-in wi-fi and a camera that you can use to control it with your hands or with your noise. >> they're all 2,000 plus. >> the sony is probably one of our best buys, 1$1,500. best performer. >> let's talk about extreming media players. >> western digital, wd tv play. it's a consumer reports best buy. it's great if you have a lot of content because you can use different video formats with it. there's the roku 3. it allows do you listen through headphones privately. >> and it's call bass you can get your television without cable. >> right. there's high-sense pulse too. >> let's get to wine. you've got inexpensive
especially for those who watch pbs and the other programming. >> we have so many products to talk about. we're still testing in the consumer report labs but i've got my notes. we test them by looking at hd quality and sound quality and viewing angle so it doesn't fade out on the side. one of our top recommended models, lg model, $2,300. l.e.d.s. very good picture quality, all l.e.d. there's a samsung model, $2,200 among our top rated sets overall. again, great picture quality. built-in...
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. >> trained as a lawyer, he's been hosting a late night pbs interview show since september of 1991. james? >> who is charlie rose? >> correct. >> i knew the answer to that one. i knew the answer to that one. the answer is, he's the emmy award winning host of tv's top quiz show, seen by 25 million viewers every week. >> this is really too easy, who is alex trebek. he's here in new york to receive the prestigious peabody award today for "jeopardy!." welcome and congratulations. >> thank you. >> doesn't get any better than that. >> well, you know, we've won so many emmys, more emmys than any other quiz or game show on television. and yet there seems to be more excitement about the peabody. i did not realize how press tpr but 33 others receiving the peabody award also today. so, i haven't gotten too excited about it yet, butly lat i will >> i know you've been asked this before, but is there anything you can tell us about the people who do really well on "jeopardy!." >> people who read a great deal tend to do better than others. doctors, lawyers -- not doctors. lawyers, teachers and stud
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governor, head of the republican governor's association come on television saying that money we got from pb helped balance our budget, save thousands and thousands of jobs. people understand it, but we have to continue to lay those markers out. >> terry, you follow global economics and you know that europe is looking worse. they cannot come to some agreement. most people believe that that will have an impact on the u.s. economy. we saw the job numbers coming up last friday. if the economic news does not get better, how difficult will it be for the president to get re-elected? >> well, clearly, charlie, you always like to run for re-election. anyone in politics would like to have great economic numbers. i would make the argument we have excellent numbers on job creation, we've continued to do it. we don't know. we see what's happening in europe today. issues as it relates to iran. there is very difficult signals throughout the world. i would rather keep us moving in the direction with a president who has dealt with the worst economic when he became president, losing 750,000 jobs a month, our
governor, head of the republican governor's association come on television saying that money we got from pb helped balance our budget, save thousands and thousands of jobs. people understand it, but we have to continue to lay those markers out. >> terry, you follow global economics and you know that europe is looking worse. they cannot come to some agreement. most people believe that that will have an impact on the u.s. economy. we saw the job numbers coming up last friday. if the...
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joining us now is pam krueger, creator of host of pbs' "money track." good morning. >> good morning. >> some people think that asset allocation is your favorite chair. that isn't it necessarily. what is asset allocation? >> there's jargon has useful jargon that isn't. asset allocation is one of those terms that you might want to get to know. all it is is how do i want to divide up my savings between big categories like real estate stocks, cash and the major categories. how much do i want in each category? it is a very important decision that you do have to make in your lifetime. >> right. because it's one of those things that gets into diversification. >> exactly. the other word. >> the other big word. >> the other big word is diversification. when you're drilling down and you're looking at once you've made that decision as to how much money you want in each category we all want to own a little real estate or stock market diversification is within that category. say stocks which stocks do you want to own? you don't want to put all your money in one. you
joining us now is pam krueger, creator of host of pbs' "money track." good morning. >> good morning. >> some people think that asset allocation is your favorite chair. that isn't it necessarily. what is asset allocation? >> there's jargon has useful jargon that isn't. asset allocation is one of those terms that you might want to get to know. all it is is how do i want to divide up my savings between big categories like real estate stocks, cash and the major...
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his gallup approval rating has plummeted to 52% pb his lowest yet. it's not just domestic policy. top u.s. generals say the war in afghanistan is deer tier yore ating and are asking the president for more troops. but according to "the washington post" 51% of americans don't think the war is even worth fighting. and in his statement about an hour from now, the president will also argue again with new facts the stimulus plan is working and that that very unpopular bailout of wall street also helped turn the economy around. >> chip reid on martha's vineyard, thank you very much. it is now 8:06 on this tuesday morning. dave price is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. hello, dave. >> hello, russ. let's go to the maps as we say ththththhello to a nice crowd out on the plaza and see what's happening all over the country. >>> we'll go out into the pacific right now. we're looking at hilda. most likely that is going to become a hurricane. its path may not take it to land or to the hawaiian islands, but we're going to watch it. what it could mean is some very rough surf. we
his gallup approval rating has plummeted to 52% pb his lowest yet. it's not just domestic policy. top u.s. generals say the war in afghanistan is deer tier yore ating and are asking the president for more troops. but according to "the washington post" 51% of americans don't think the war is even worth fighting. and in his statement about an hour from now, the president will also argue again with new facts the stimulus plan is working and that that very unpopular bailout of wall street...